Suspenders



July 11, 1950 H. P. GARREN ETAL SUSPENDER Filed March 22 T M m. rPV 0.N v f o mm am M HB Patented July11, 1950 2,514,756

sTATEs PATENT OFFICE SUSPENDERS Herbert P. Garren, Graysville, Tenn., and Bynum J. Stepp, HendersonvillaN. C.

Application March 22, 1948, Serial No. 16,366 4 Claims. (01. 2-340) The present invention relates tonew andiiseand lower buttons l and II are suitably secured ful improvements in suspenders and more parto one side of the non-metallic loops 9. ticularly to interchangeable fastening means for In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the susattaching the suspenders to various types of fas- 'penders are shown provided with round leather tening devices carried at the Waist-band of a fasteners I2 having heads I 3 at their ends propair of trousers whereby the suspenders may be vided with button-holes M for engaging the attached to buttons, snap fasteners or other types buttons at the waist-band of a pair of trousers of fasteners carried by the trousers, as well as to (not shown). The leather strap 12 is engaged in provide means for attaching the suspenders to the rolled edge or eye l5 at the lower end of a the trousers wherein the waist-band is not rigid plate l6 constructed of suitable metal, plasequipped with any type of suspender fastener. tic or other material, the plate having upper and An important object of the invention is to prolower key-hole slots I1 and I8 therein for respecvide an interchangeable fastening attachment tively receiving the upper and lower buttons ID for the ends of suspenders and embodying means and H of the loop 9 carried by the suspenders. for easily and quickly attaching the fastener In Figure 3 I have illustrated a modified sust t pender fastener including the rigid plate l9 hav- A still further object is to provide an intering the upper and lower key-hole slots and 2| changeable fastening attachment for suspenders therein for engaging the buttons of the suspender of simple and practical construction, which is loops 9 and fiat leather straps 22 are secured in neat and attractive in appearance, relatively in- 20 the eyes 23 at the lower end of the plate [9 by expensive to manufacture and otherwise well metal loops 24. The lower ends of the straps 22 adapted for the purposes for which the same is are formed with the button-holes 25 for engagintended. ing the buttons of the trousers.

Other objects and advantages reside in the de- In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings, the sustails of construction and operation as more fully penderjastener comprises a metal clasp 26 prefhereinafter described and claimed, reference erably constructed of strap metal bent upon itself being had to the accompanying drawingsformto provide a pair of jaws 2! and 28. The end ing part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to portion 28--A of the jaw 28 is offset and termilike parts throughout, and. in which: nates in a substantially U-shaped gripping por- Figure 1 is a View in elevation of a pair of tion or loop 28B that is yieldingly urged toward suspenders equipped with round leather straps the end portion 21-A of the jaw 21 due to the for fastening to the suspender buttons of a pair resilient characteristics of the clamp 26 so that of trousers; the waist band 29 of a pair of trousers will be Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical gripped between the portions 2'!--A and 28-B. sectional view taken substantially on a line 22 The jaw 21 is provided with a pair of forwardly of Figure 1; I projecting tongues 30 at its side edges having Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a openings 3| therein and in which extensions 32 modified suspender fastener; at the end of a locking cam 33 are rotatably Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of one po iti ned. of the attaching loops a he e d O the 511$- The cam 33 is integrally formed with and pro- Denders for interchangeab y attaching e jects laterally from the lower end of a lever 34.

teners thereto; The lever is provided with key-hole slots 35 for Figure 5 is a perspective V ew Of a metal clasp receiving the buttons 36 of the suspenders, the provided W th Suspe attaching and cam projecting inwardly for hearing against the forming a further modified Suspender fastener: 4,5 jaw' 28 to force the same into its closed position and as the upper end 26A of the clasp 26 is pivoted Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken subtoward t 1ever 34 Stantially 0n aline of Figure The several types of fasteners shown in Fig- Referring new to the d n in detail, the ures 2, 3 and 5 may be interchangeably attached numeral 5 de gnates gene ly a P Of $115- to the buttons Ill and II of the suspenders for penders which includes a single back strap 6 and use in accordance t t particular type of a pair of front straps 1. Each strap 6 and l is fastener carried by t trousers, provided at its lower end with a metal 11 3 Having described the invention whatis claimed from which a non-metallic loop of leather, cloth a w is; or other suitable material is suspen e pp 56 1. A garment suspender fastener comprising a fastener element carried by the suspender, and a garment attaching member detachably secured to said fastener element, said garment attaching member including a plate attached to said fastener element, and a clasp pivotally carried thereby.

2. A garment suspender fastener comprising fastener element carried by the suspender, and a garment attaching member, said garment attaching member including a clasp having a 'pair of complemental jaws, a lever rotatably carried by said clasp and detachably secured to said fastener element, and means carried by said lfii'erv for urging said jaws into clamping engagement.

3. The combination of claim,.2 whereinusaid last mentioned means includes a cam atone end of said lever and bearing againstone of said jaws when in clamping position.

4. A garment suspender fastener comprising a fastener element carried by the suspender and having an outwardly projecting button, and a 4 garment attaching member, said member including a clasp having first and second complemental jaws, a pair of tongues carried by the first jaw, said tongues provided with an opening, a lever having a key slot receiving said button, a cam at one end of said lever bearing against said second jaw, and extensions on said cam pivotally mounted through the openings in said tongues oiithe first jaw,

1 HERBERT P. GARREN.

BYNUM J. STEPP.

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